Unlock Unity lockscreen from command line
By Daniel Rodriguez •
How do I unlock the lock screen in Unity from command line?
gnome-screensaver-command -l locks the screen, but gnome-screensaver-command -d doesn't unlock the lockscreen.
Is there another way to unlock the lock screen from the command line? Not via ssh, via script, for example:
gnome-screensaver-command -l && sleep 5 && <command to unlock>1 Answer
For Ubuntu 16.04 and later:
loginctl unlock-sessionsNo need for root, but needs session permission obviously.
Note:
By default gnome-screensaver-command -d doesn't work anymore in Unity but with this workaround (enable on-screen keyboard) it does. Works for both 14.04 and 16.04.
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